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+# ECC v2.0.0-rc.1 Publication Evidence - 2026-05-19
+
+This is release-readiness evidence only. It does not create a GitHub release,
+npm publication, plugin tag, marketplace submission, billing announcement, or
+social announcement.
+
+## Source Commit
+
+| Field | Evidence |
+| --- | --- |
+| Upstream main | `7a0645ed47d6a3aca54b4a214aab6dfaa58e770d` |
+| Git remote | `https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC.git` |
+| Evidence scope | Current `main` after PR #1990 harness-audit GitHub integration scoring, PR #1991 canonical ECC identity gate, PR #1992 release video-suite gate, and PR #1993 growth outreach pack |
+| Local status caveat | `git status --short --branch` was clean after pulling `origin/main`; generated evidence files are committed after the source snapshot they describe |
+
+The release operator must repeat all publish-facing checks from the exact final
+release commit with a strictly clean checkout before publishing.
+
+## Queue And Discussion State
+
+| Surface | Command | Result |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Platform audit | `node scripts/platform-audit.js --json` | Ready true; tracked repos report 0 open PRs, 0 open issues, 0 discussion maintainer-touch gaps, 0 answerable Q&A gaps, 0 conflicting PRs, and 0 blocking dirty files |
+| Trunk PRs | `gh pr list --repo affaan-m/ECC --state open --json number,title,url,author --limit 100` | `[]` |
+| Trunk issues | `gh issue list --repo affaan-m/ECC --state open --json number,title,url,author --limit 100` | `[]` |
+| Discussion audit through platform audit | `node scripts/platform-audit.js --json` | `affaan-m/ECC` discussions enabled; 58 sampled; 0 needing maintainer touch; 0 answerable without accepted answer |
+| Worktree | `git status --short --branch` | `## main...origin/main` |
+
+Tracked repositories in the platform audit were:
+
+- `affaan-m/ECC`
+- `affaan-m/agentshield`
+- `affaan-m/JARVIS`
+- `ECC-Tools/ECC-Tools`
+- `ECC-Tools/ECC-website`
+
+## Merge Batch
+
+| Item | Result |
+| --- | --- |
+| PR #1990 | Merged GitHub integration harness-audit scoring and conflict salvage from the earlier unsafe PR lane |
+| PR #1991 | Merged canonical ECC release identity gate across README, plugin/package metadata, OpenCode surfaces, Marketplace metadata, audit defaults, quickstart, release URL ledger, naming/publication matrix, and release tests |
+| PR #1992 | Merged the release video-suite gate, production manifest, validator, package file surface, preview-pack smoke wiring, release-surface tests, and compact CI JSON output |
+| PR #1993 | Merged the partner, sponsor, consulting, conference, podcast, GitHub Discussion, and video CTA pack for the hypergrowth outbound lane |
+
+## Release And Growth Evidence
+
+| Gate | Command | Result |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| Release-surface tests | `node tests/docs/ecc2-release-surface.test.js` | 25 passed, 0 failed |
+| Preview-pack smoke | `npm run preview-pack:smoke -- --format json` | Ready true; digest `3bb55807407b`; 29 required artifacts; 5 passed, 0 failed |
+| Release video suite | `npm run release:video-suite -- --format json --summary` with `ECC_VIDEO_SOURCE_ROOT` and `ECC_VIDEO_RELEASE_SUITE_ROOT` | Ready true; 15/15 source assets present; 13/13 render, timeline, caption, EDL, and segment artifacts present; primary rough render is 144.759 seconds and 106.78 MB |
+| Full local suite | `node tests/run-all.js` | 2544 passed, 0 failed |
+| PR #1993 CI | GitHub Actions run `26093792219` | Completed successfully for `d9ac22c697d9a8a8771512ab01e6df857c16776d`; all reported checks passed, including lint, validation, security scan, coverage, GitGuardian, and the macOS/Ubuntu/Windows test matrix |
+| Public-path sanitization | `node scripts/ci/validate-no-personal-paths.js` through local suite and CI | Passed |
+| Markdown and whitespace | `markdownlint` focused release docs plus `git diff --check` before PR #1993 | Passed |
+
+## Product And Positioning Evidence
+
+| Surface | Evidence |
+| --- | --- |
+| Canonical repo identity | Public URLs and release docs now use `https://github.com/affaan-m/ECC` where public links are needed |
+| Release claim | Release notes and launch collateral frame ECC as the harness-native operator system for agentic work, not a Claude-only config pack |
+| Video proof | `video-suite-production.md` gates the local rough render, timeline, captions, source inventory, self-eval, and no-private-path publication rules |
+| Growth proof | `partner-sponsor-talks-pack.md` provides approval-gated copy for sponsors, partners, consulting, talks, podcasts, GitHub Discussion, and video CTAs |
+| Business baseline | Hypergrowth command center and partner pack use `$1,728/mo` current MRR, `$10,000/mo` target MRR, and `$8,272/mo` gap |
+
+## Current Publication Blockers
+
+- GitHub prerelease `v2.0.0-rc.1` is still not created in this pass.
+- npm `ecc-universal@2.0.0-rc.1` is still not published to the `next`
+  dist-tag.
+- Claude plugin tag and marketplace propagation remain approval-gated.
+- Codex repo-marketplace distribution is verified by prior evidence, but
+  official Plugin Directory publishing remains blocked on OpenAI submission or
+  listing evidence.
+- ECC Tools billing/native-payments copy remains blocked until a Marketplace
+  Pro purchase/webhook path writes ready production billing state for a target
+  Marketplace test account and the billing announcement gate passes.
+- Release notes, X, LinkedIn, GitHub release, GitHub Discussion, longform copy,
+  sponsor outreach, partner outreach, consulting copy, conference pitches, and
+  podcast pitches still need final live URLs plus human approval before posting
+  or sending.
+- Discord/community links still need a real invite or bot/guild credential path
+  before public docs should route users there.
+
+## Result
+
+The tracked public PR queue, issue queue, discussion queue, canonical ECC
+identity, release video suite, preview pack, and growth outreach packet are
+current on May 19, 2026 for `main` through
+`7a0645ed47d6a3aca54b4a214aab6dfaa58e770d`.
+
+This improves publication readiness but does not replace the approval-gated
+release, package, plugin, billing, Discord, and announcement steps in
+`publication-readiness.md`.